IF YOU GO TO SAN FRANCISCO … When you visit the Legion of Honor‚Äôs ‚ÄúMonet: The Early Years‚Äù don‚Äôt expect to see water lilies, Rouen cathedrals, poplars, or haystacks. They were painted much later. This exhibit focuses on Monet’s¬†earliest paintings, from 1858 to 1872. He¬†was just 17 in 1858, the year¬†he started showing his work… Continue reading Monet: The Early Years
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Frank Stella
On the way to the Frank Stella retrospective at the de Young Museum, we wondered why this exhibition is so important. Is Stella that influential in the art world beyond abstract expressionism? ¬† The short answer is yes. Over the past six decades, the very-much-alive Stella has done more to innovate, disrupt and re-invent art… Continue reading Frank Stella
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
For years,¬†MoAD,¬†San Francisco‚Äôs Museum of the African Diaspora, languished. Opened with much fanfare in 2005, it was pretty much static until late 2013. In 2013, Linda Harris, a human dynamo from Chicago, took over the reins. Since then, the museum, which sits between SFMOMA (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) and CMJ (Contemporary Jewish Museum),… Continue reading Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)